so talking to carl cameron about how mitt romney and his folks are grooving to some country music stars, the president and his folks, they took a little bit more toward bruce springstein. he's been out there for the president. they'll use him again to turn out his side. a little more rock. >> eric: the boss and the commander in chief together. ed, before you go, it will be a different format on tuesday, kind of that town hall. any sense on how they're trying to get the president to step up his game so he avoids what happened the last time? >> i talked to some of the president's senior advisors. they know this is a balancing act. while they want to see the president show more passion, really go after mitt romney on bain capital and other issues which he didn't do the first time around, you're right. he's got to be careful in a town hall format where you don't just have a moderator, but you'll get questions from real voters. some of those will be undecided. and if you look like you're too aggressive, too negative, that could blow up in your face. it's a very delicate balancing act. >> eri